Missing Each Other Summary

Summary of Missing Each Other Book by Edward S. Brodkin and Ashley A. Pallathra

Name: Missing Each Other
Rating: 4.5 (46 reviews)
Author: Edward S. Brodkin and Ashley A. Pallathra

4.5 . 46 reviews

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In an age where social media is the order of the day and no one has time for one-on-one conversations, Missing Each Other emphasizes the importance of quality connections. You will learn about realistic ways to improve existing connections, focus on people, develop mutual understanding, and connect with them on a deeper level. The authors describe relaxed awareness, listening, understanding, and mutual responsiveness as the pillars of attunement. And these are necessary for anyone interested in building solid relationships. Meditation and exercises in conversation, mindful awareness, and solo movement, can physically and mentally help you become more emotionally attuned and aware. While Dr. Brodkin is a Professor of Psychiatry and the founder of the Adult Autism Spectrum Program at Penn Medicine, Ashley Pallathra is a Neuroscientist and researcher with an interest in Clinical Psychology. “To move forward and make progress as a global community, we'll need to improve our ability to listen, be responsive, and understand each other, even when we have profound differences.” ~ Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra

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first key point

Attunement is essential in our daily living

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Advanced yoga practitioners seem to have more power over their minds and bodies than the rest of the world, which they can attribute to the enormous amount of time they spend developing their minds.

Practitioners of yoga seemingly have magical control over their bodies and physiology.

Take the Dalai Lama, for example. He is known worldwide for his extraordinary abilities, including the ability to give full attention to every person he meets.

(If you're wondering, the Dalai Lama is a Buddhist monk and spiritual leader of millions of people.)

He meets several people daily, and his observers have described that he engages and gives his complete attention without exceptions in every social interaction. For this reason, a conversation with him is usually unique and memorable, and many people regard his ability to connect and communicate with people profoundly as extraordinary.

In our daily interactions, people hardly pay keen attention to each other. Many people cannot connect with others, not only at a thought level but also at an emotional one.

Connecting with others, feeling empathy, and remaining in sync with your feelings and those of others is what social-emotional attunement is about. It is what makes the other person feel genuinely involved.

Attunement is essential in life; it is the key to building successful organizations and creating high-performance teams. It is also important for child-rearing and basically anything that involves relating with others.

This summary will help you develop skills to strengthen your capacity for attunement. You'll learn how to keep social media from distracting you and strategies for sharpening your listening skills.

Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. ~ E. M. Forster Howards

Did you know? Every romantic relationship is born from a feeling of connection or attunement at an intimate level.

second key point

Health problems can develop from a lack of social bonds and attunement to the feelings of others

Without mindfulness, attunement will always be absent. To develop attunement, nurture the ability to remain attentive, and incorporate mindful strategies into memorable social interactions. You should also strive to balance your physical and mental spheres of life. Such balance is an essential factor in missing each other, and you can achieve it by:

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third key point

Social media is one distraction to building genuine social interactions and attunement

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Relaxed awareness helps you grow your attunement by leaps and bounds

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Genuine listening is uncommon but necessary to build attunement

sixth key point

Put extra effort into understanding others

seventh key point

Mutual responsiveness is a sign that you have attained attunement

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What is Missing Each Other about?

"Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections" delves into the complexities of human relationships and offers practical guidance on fostering deeper connections. Drawing from their expertise in psychology and social neuroscience, the authors explore the barriers that hinder meaningful interactions and provide strategies to overcome them. With insightful anecdotes and evidence-based advice, this book serves as a roadmap for individuals seeking to bridge the gap and create more fulfilling relationships in their lives.

Who should read Missing Each Other

Individuals struggling to form and maintain meaningful relationships in their lives.
Couples seeking to deepen their connection and improve communication.
Mental health professionals looking for insights into fostering human connections.

Topics in Missing Each Other

Relationships Communication Psychology Self-Help Social Skills Emotional Intelligence Empathy Conflict Resolution Marriage Friendship Dating Love Parenting Family Human Behavior

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